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Gardiner Dam

May 7, 2014Family, MusicMicahThe Derksens

On Sunday, before we sang at a Gideon program in Outlook, our family went and took a quick look at Gardiner Dam.

The water turbines to generate electricity.

These are the spillway gates to let water into the river when Lake Diefenbaker gets too full.

Josh wanted to get some pictures of the icebergs in the flow run, so he climbed up the wall! Jesse jumped down and surprise! Look at the camera:)

Portraits

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Joshua on the interesting ice crystal formations.

Heidi and Andrew are signing a flag that is going to the World Cup Soccer Tournament in Brazil with the Gideons.

2014 Graduation!

April 29, 2014Family, GraduationThe Derksens

On April 27, Heidi graduated from CMU in Winnipeg with a Bachelor of Music.

Heidi lined up with some of the 80 graduates. The people with pink are receiving music degrees and the white are BAs.

Heidi performing with one of the choirs.

Receiving the degree from the lady with the interesting hat who was Heidi’s piano instructor for some of the time.

Even Grandpa (95) came all the way for the grad.

That same evening, the choir at Heidi’s church performed Hayden’s Creation with an orchestra. Heidi is beside the grey haired lady wearing light green. We got home late last night and tomorrow Heidi starts orientation for an intensive 2 year Post- Degree Registered Nurse degree at the U of S.

Working on Home Hardware!

April 23, 2014WorkMicahThe Derksens

Josh works at Manor Woodworks. They do everything from making cabinets to construction of houses. Now that it is spring, he gets to do more outside work including putting a roof on the Home Hardware building in Rosthern. Here’s a picture, Josh is is the one on the far right.

Resurrection Sunday

April 20, 2014FamilyMicahThe Derksens

^”He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.” Without the resurrection, the Christian faith is nothing. It would be just like all the other religions. But Jesus did not stay in the tomb, He rose, and defeated death, and then having been seen by about 500 witnesses, He ascended to the right hand of God up in heaven. He will come back some day and the Christians shall ascend and meet him in the sky, and we shall ever be with him for all of eternity. Hallelujah, HE IS RISEN!

Discerning the Times Bible Conference.

April 17, 2014Conference, FamilyMicahThe Derksens

Every year in early spring the Discerning the Times Bible Conference occurs at the Ramada hotel in Saskatoon. There are always several different speakers, one of which is usually a creation science speaker.

The speakers this year were: Carl Kerby, one of the founders of Answers in Genesis who then branched out and formed Reasons for Hope, Warren Smith, an author and conference speaker on deception in the churches, Tom McMahon from The Berean Call, and David Hocking from Hope For Today.

All the speakers were very good, but I especially enjoyed Carl Kerby who showed the fallacy and deception that is in the theory of Evolution.